Friendship is a strange animal. It only thrives in voluntary enjoyment of each other's company, in the pleasure of nonobligatory connection. I repeat: You owe me nothing.

It happened every single day in Brooklyn: awaken to fresh glory, fall asleep to blight and ruin.

Let them see you cry. Let them see you sweat. Let them see you bleed. Those three drops make you human. Never fear to show your humanity. It’s the bravest act of all.

Farmers are patient men. They got to be. Got to see those seeds come up week by week, fraction by fraction, and sweat it out for some days not knowing yet is it weeds or vegetables.

It is for the inconsistent, unsteady disciples whose cheese is falling off their cracker.

I am a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and believe that law-abiding Americans have the right to self-defense.

You look good, you feel good. You feel good, you fight good.

Gratitude is a very pleasant sensation, both for those who feel and to those who excite it. No one who confers a favor can say with truth that they 'want no thanks.' They always do.

If you've been frugal during your life and tried to save, you're penalised by the tax system. You pay tax on your wages, your savings and even your private pension.

There are no dumb questions, but there are plenty of people who give dumb answers.

What is the price of a thousand horses against a son where there is one son only?

The truth is still the truth whether or not you believe it. Can we say the same about lies? No, lies only exist because we believe them. If we don't believe in lies, they simply disappear.